span meaning in Tamil
சாண் cāṇ
UK/spæn/
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British/span/
span in Tamil: சாண் (cāṇ), இடைவெளி (iṭaiveḷi), நீள் (nīḷ), நீடு (nīṭu). In English, span means the full width of an open hand from the end of the thumb to the end of the little finger used as an informal unit of length.
Tamil words for span
- Any of various units of length approximating the full width of an open hand
- சாண் cāṇ
- small space or a brief portion of time
- இடைவெளி iṭaiveḷi
- to extend through the distance between or across
- நீள் nīḷ, நீடு nīṭu
English meaning of span
- noun The full width of an open hand from the end of the thumb to the end of the little finger used as an informal unit of length.
- noun Any of various traditional units of length approximating this distance, especially the English handspan of 9 inches forming ⅛ fathom and equivalent to 22.86 cm.
- noun A small space or a brief portion of time.
- noun A portion of something by length; a subsequence.
span in a sentence
- He has a short attention span and gets bored within minutes.
- The suspension bridge spanned the canyon.
- The parking lot spans three acres.
span in other languages
Questions about span in Tamil
- What is the meaning of span in Tamil?
- Span in Tamil is சாண் (cāṇ), இடைவெளி (iṭaiveḷi), நீள் (nīḷ), நீடு (nīṭu).
- span என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
- Span: சாண் (cāṇ), இடைவெளி (iṭaiveḷi), நீள் (nīḷ), நீடு (nīṭu).
- What does span mean in English?
- Span means the full width of an open hand from the end of the thumb to the end of the little finger used as an informal unit of length.
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